Gordian III, 238-244. Sestertius (Orichalcum, 30 mm, 20.39 g, 1 h), Rome, 243. IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III to right, seen from behind. Rev. P M TR P VI COS II P P Apollo seated left, holding branch in his right hand and resting his left elbow on lyre. Cohen 273. RIC 304a. An elegant coin with a fine portrait and a most attractive bluish patina. Some breaks in patina and the reverse a bit rough, otherwise, extremely fine.


Ex Leu 3, 27 October 2018, 270 and from the W. J. Conte Collection, Part II, Numismatica Ars Classica 52, 7 October 2009, 541.